Crisis over North Wales Dental Care Raised in Westminster

Crisis over north Wales dental care raised in Westminster

Dale Spridgeon, local democracy reporter The “crisis” over the lack of access to dental care in north Wales and the need for a school of dentistry in Bangor has been raised in Westminster. In a landmark intervention Liz Saville Roberts MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd has formally brought forward the issue for the first time in […]

Bangor Dental School Raised at Westminster by Plaid Cymru MP

The campaign to establish a dental school at Bangor University has reached a significant milestone, as it was raised in the House of Commons for the first time ever this week by Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd). Despite not representing Bangor at Westminster, Ms Saville Roberts has previously acknowledged the potential of the proposed school to benefit the whole of north Wales. Her intervention marks a new chapter in a gro…

Dental crisis raised with health minister - DNG Online Limited

NEW information has emerged showing that 40 per cent of adults in the region are not registered with an NHS dentist. And in the space of a year, 3000 more adults have lost their registration. The issue was raised in the Scottish Parliament last week by South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth, who demanded answers from Health Minister Jenni Minto. Speaking in the chamber, Mr Smyth said: “The reality is that the registration rate is not just the lowest in …